Death seen as possible homicide

Page police, parked at the end of Rimview Drive, were investigating a dead body in the area.

Page police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Native American as a homicide, Capt. Ray Varner said.

Officers responded at 3 p.m. Sept. 20 to a report of a dead body near the Rim View Trail overlooking the lot where McDonald's restaurant used to be, according to a statement released by the Page Police Department.

Page Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead at the scene, he said. Detectives spent more than eight hours processing the scene and interviewing witnesses in the area.

The Page Police Department is requesting that anyone who may have seen something while walking in the area of the Rim View Trail from Sept. 19 through Sept. 20 to please call the PPD at 928-645-4362 or Silent Witness at 928-645-2819.